Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-14
GENERAL mAERE- ..


ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. l3.-FIOur-Quiet and
easy hut unchanged; family - 100! 80. patent
81 oUG4 co. Nhest higher, opening weak, but
the demand increased and prices advanced the
close being axe above yesterday. No red
cash G9hc: August closing at 69llc; Septem
Der % Il lie, closing at lie; october - - c.
ClOsirg at - C. corn Ia C lower; cash
3sG3s :, August SIC; september 57d375sc,
closing at 81 &C; Oct Der 3o-s as c, cIs8
cash "a &c, September "a. d24 c; October
25%!c COrnmea firm atS3 %. Whisky steady
at 81 o.. Provisions quiet. PORK Irregular; new
SO p. Lard - 317I. Dry salt meat, boxed
long clears IS C0aS TO-; short clears
s. 3. Bacon-boxed shoulders Sc GOA 50 p;
long clears and clear RIBS ), 81; short clears
50 20G, - .. Hams steady at So O0GSl4 90.
CHICAGO. Ill, Aug. I2-There were indlca
lions on Change TO day that the exciting inter
est recently shown in corn might be short lived
and that the attention of operators and the
public Will again center on wheat. \ feature
OF the trading vas a fractional falling OF in
corn and an upward tendency In wheat prices.
! While operators have been watching closely
for rain and chasir 9 after nigD prices in corn,
a very important shipping movement has been
going on in wheat. Every day lhis week has
SHOWN light receipts at this point. Reports also
show gradual ana GeCldeI decrease ia the
receipts Of new wheat at -. Louis and
other initial points The shipments
both by rail- and lake been sUtlicien: To make
qui;e Il hole In the amount held in store here
by the time OF the NEXT weekly statement.
Wheat during most OF the session to day was
in good aud steady demand, prices were ad
vanced &c, and closed sc higher than yesteT-
dav, the range was within lC as follows Sep
TENDER opened csc, sold up to 70-,c early,
then sold down to OPP, ming point, about II 80
and about Il 80 reacted to 20 afterwards sell
| ing little under; october opened at II &c and
after few ups and downs touched
! re; December sold between 14H0I5 &C.
| Corn was quite active early in
session but later ralcd quiet with feeling
essier. More rain reported In corn bel and
was thought by local operators that increa-e
/ in acreage over last year more than MAKES up
! for the decrease in the percentage of the yield
and the country Will have as much corn IS
usus'. The market opened 8 q &c under yes
! tie days closing prices and advanced /, a =;
ruled unsettled bat sgdin became weak. r, n
| fuenced Dg expected iarger reCe pts, and clos
! Ell &c lower than yesterday Provision marke.
! dull, and as one operator pa! 1t:
! There was more taking than business. Btfer
! II rs were ignt and trading entirely 10y local
/ seal erT. Prices were corilned TO narrow
| range and no en- 7nges occurred except In Jan
GsTy perk. wHch broke I5c Leading futures
! closed as lollows: Wheat-AUgust, SO &c, sep
75ltc. Corn-AugQs:. 1850; september,
"a c; october, 4I5.c: May, Is @.
Mess pork,-lear. 81 %; JanusEy'
| s. 81; october. s. 50: January, s. ~
! short ribs, Augug-t 5 O!1E, Sep her : ,
! October ) OK, January = G2is. Cash QUOTA
| tioIe: liar quiet A. firm, Wheat. No. red
| Sc. No core 4c35c. Mess pork 10. Lara
GjI5c Snort .Ibs, sizes loose 5 30. Dry sailed.
shoulders boxed s. 60G5 1e short clears, sides
| b Xad s. , a. 10.
NEW York, Ane. l3-Fiogr dull. ~, but I:
prices are without cA1nge, min
| steady; common 10 sO5d extra western
state s. ljG3 80: good y ch-tCe extra western
state So GOAT s.; common TO ccoice white wheat
western extra 81 4OG4 50; fancy wn1.e wheat
western extra 81 6OG4 50; mmGn 10 good extra
Ohio g. loGt -; common TO choice extra Il.
Louis g l5G4 -; :atert Minnesota N.r2, good
"a urine. = 2jG4 3; C~Oice to double extra
81 5ya4 -. wue=.-Spo5 lois firm Int quiet;
options opered rather easier, later aoyancea
T l{G9;", dosing ii m with speculation Gutf
Spot No. red e0US0 &c ct elevator; Slil q : 70
delivered; SIC +. O. 81 &c c. f. and j.: August
SOl5c; SepteLber - 3 l6Golc. closing SIC; Octo-
Der ol'saS2& &c, closing s24c; Novemoer o5G
S3t5C, Closing SSHc; December 81 GSjc, clos tss
o5c; January S55sGS6lt', cloeing eji.c. CcfaS1
Spot lots steady and very quiet; options aesned
t5Q2Sc lower closing firm with decila partly
recovered; spot No. 49, elevator; 49S0495 IS
delivered; september ass! &c, cspsing ~
October 497s 6501s c,closing 59hc; so F,n DersS
G505sc. Coffee faif;. 20 EnsasS q
SO 50; options fairly fsfNS aH Fghe4
sales lCO0 bags; AuguFJ III Septeh
Der SIT 90GlS g; Octo foyesn-
Der SIS GOALS 80; Decer Jzr
airy SIS 5G@lS 45i 70 4ls :
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